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A group of young students learn about the land at the Kortright Centre.

Kortright Centre incorporates Aboriginal perspectives into its programming

Sarah B. Hood Wednesday, December 09, 2015
Located within an Aboriginal archaeological site, the education and demonstration centre factors Indigenous knowledge into its programming. 
Despite its beautiful colouring, the emerald ash borer has been devastating to the region's ash canopy.

Saving the GTA's beetle-ravaged ash wood (creatively!)

Kaitlyn Kochany Wednesday, December 02, 2015
How the TRCA is teaming up with local partners to make the most of an environmental invasion. 
Spadina & Queen's Quay Wavedeck.

Lake Ontario swims again: How once-fragile species are back in action

Kaitlyn Kochany Wednesday, June 10, 2015
With careful management under the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, several previously fragile species are returning to the GTA.
The Kitchen Library. (Courtesy Lisa Tait Photography)

Sharing is caring (and sustainable): A different kind of commerce is on the rise in T.O.

Kelli Korducki Wednesday, January 14, 2015
The city's sharing economy is thriving thanks to a young crop of community-based initiatives. 
Greg Yuristy, founder of Smart Green Technologies.

Greening the roof over your head: A look inside a growing industry

Tiffy Thompson Wednesday, November 19, 2014
With help from one local company, Toronto's paving the way – and the roof – for sustainable building initiatives.
Black Creek Farm

Black Creek Community Farm, a hidden urban oasis near Jane & Finch

Rachel Bloom Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Black Creek Community Farm is a small, seven-acre farm in the Jane and Finch neighbourhood that is bringing fresh local produce and unique learning opportunities to one of the city's most challenging areas.
Rendering of the Sky-o-swale at the East Scarborough Storefront.

Reaching for the Sky-O-Swale

Jamie Bradburn Wednesday, July 23, 2014
How professionals and community youth collaborated to bring a new landmark to East Scarborough's Kingston-Galloway-Orton Park neighbourhood. The Sky-O-Swale is at once an eco-friendly water filtration system and a community gathering space. 
Arlen Leeming, MES Project Manager, Don & Highland Watersheds Toronto & Region Conservation Auth.

Exploring the vitality of Toronto's rivers and history

Andrew Seale Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Reporter Andrew Seale paddles down the Don River in a canoe to better understand how Toronto's various rivers and channels have impacted our city's infrastructure over the years. 
Alex Dumesle, Project Coordinator for Partners of Project Green.

The greenest industrial wasteland around

Andrew Seale Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Nearly a thousand businesses in the Pearson Eco-Business Zone encompassing the airport and surrounding area have teamed up under the banner of Partners in Project Green to lessen their carbon footprint. Here's how they plan to do it.
Tom Rand

Cleantech and healthcare: two sectors leading exponential technology growth in Toronto

Andrew Seale Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Faster computing and cheaper product development has created a booming culture of innovation in Toronto. This two part series takes a look at four sectors leading the way, starting with healthcare and cleantech.   
Rahul Bhardwaj

Yonge Interviews: Rahul Bhardwaj, CEO & President of Toronto Community Foundation

Sheena Lyonnais Wednesday, October 09, 2013
Rahul Bhardwaj talks about his five recommendations for a better Toronto and the one thread that ties them all together: that Toronto cannot solve any one problem on its own, we need to look at issues on a network level.
Kids planting gardens in Regent Park.

Regent Park's forward-thinking food movement

Charlotte Bondy Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Local food means something different in Regent Park, a neighbourhood that is striving to make locally grown food a standard for its residents in an effort to support farmers and community wellness.
Hannah Alper

Yonge Interviews: 10-Year-Old Activist Hannah Alper

Sheena Lyonnais Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Yonge Street chats with 10-year-old environmental and social justice activist and future leader Hannah Alper, who will be speaking in front of 20,000 people at We Day on September 20. 
Miriam Tuerk of Clearblue.

Nothing but blue skies for Clear Blue Technologies

Andrew Seale Wednesday, August 28, 2013
For Toronto startup Clear Blue Technologies, the future is the past. The company has turned to smart off-grid technology to wirelessly control solar and wind power via cloud computing. 
Natasha Akiwenzie of Akiwenzie's Fish.

The Akiwenzie family's sustainable fishing future

Kelli Korducki Wednesday, August 14, 2013
The Akiwenzies have sold sustainably caught fish at farmers' markets in Toronto since 2006, but their future is uncertain. They worry an extension allowing communities to fish in their Reserve bays will disrupt fish levels and hurt their eco-friendly business. 
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